Aghadowey drifting afterthoughts 17-09-11

[Driftin]

Good comments Guys and Thanks. The water tanker I know is a big issue. Personally. I love watching drifting on a dry track. But we will work to get a resolution. The guys in the lower powered cars kept asking me when is the tanker wetting the track, The higher powered guys were saying do not wet the track. The owner of the track had his own reasons primarily, to cut down tyre skid noise. So there are 3 issues surrounding the use of the water tanker. I have hopefully got the solution and when the next date is announced will put it to yous to see what everyone thinks. And I am not thinking half day wet, half day dry. And on a final note, we may have had a stronger argument for keeping the track dry if we had got the higher powered cars that we expected.

[g6mmc]

super day out, was great to get some proper seat time. thanks to the organisers and staff. fao the wee sexy man, loving the glasses . have to say i loved trying to come up the back straight in 3rd from the chicane, some buzz at that speed.

[harryk]

was a class day well i only got 4 laps cus my engine did a bearing not good but the 4 laps i had were great cant wait to get her sorted and get onto that track again def pne of the funest wee tracks about !!!!!!!!

[Driftin]

super day out, was great to get some proper seat time. thanks to the organisers and staff. fao the wee sexy man, loving the glasses . have to say i loved trying to come up the back straight in 3rd from the chicane, some buzz at that speed.

Truth is out, I am as blind as a bat. Good to see you having a good day with no major issues.

[jap scrap]

Good comments Guys and Thanks. The water tanker I know is a big issue. Personally. I love watching drifting on a dry track. But we will work to get a resolution. The guys in the lower powered cars kept asking me when is the tanker wetting the track, The higher powered guys were saying do not wet the track. The owner of the track had his own reasons primarily, to cut down tyre skid noise. So there are 3 issues surrounding the use of the water tanker. I have hopefully got the solution and when the next date is announced will put it to yous to see what everyone thinks. And I am not thinking half day wet, half day dry. And on a final note, we may have had a stronger argument for keeping the track dry if we had got the higher powered cars that we expected.

Great to see that 2 days after the event ye are trying to solve the problem wet the oval and let the boys tear away on there that like the wet. you had a lot of high powered cars there but no one could use it with everyone struggling for grip it was just putting savage strain on the engine reving so much and getting no where

[dmb1242]

Some days craic alright good to be @ aghadowey! Wetting the corners is causing major problems ur comming in to a wet corner in dry speeds which is difficult enough but its like hitting ice which ur going to risk damage'n ur car, either wet the complete track or not at all, if the corners contuine to be wet well it will turn away a lot of drivers which could risk the future of other events at aghadowey, apart from that track is class and well orgainised fair play!

[stew180]

I have looked at every1s comments an i no were every1 is coming from about the tanker but lads has none of u been to mondello??
Now im not going to start an blow smoke up my own ass an say iv got a high horsepower car but on the 1st 2 dry sessions i got 6laps out of 4 tyres and then when the track was wet 4 done me the rest of the day an i tooker hme on my last 2 if it had been dry all day that wud have been 15laps for my 10 tyres, i wud say thats pretty gay!!!!!!!
big thanks to all the guys that made the day happen an put all the hard work in, all i can say is role on the next1 !!

[dude]

Great to see that 2 days after the event ye are trying to solve the problem wet the oval and let the boys tear away on there that like the wet. you had a lot of high powered cars there but no one could use it with everyone struggling for grip it was just putting savage strain on the engine reving so much and getting no where

i totaly agree with jap scrap i dont have huge power but i had to much power for the way the corners were it was deadly goin from dry to wet where you were comin in hard with grip hittin the wet and then you had notting just reving and goin nowhere and struggling to keep the car goin without spinning.wettin the oval would be the ideal solution anyone that feels the big track is to grippy can do the oval and everyone can have a great day that way

[oldskooler]

sure was cool to be back at at aghadowey after 5 odd years and see a lot of the same faces from back then,....some of us ill never get sense lol!!!

theres lots of arguments for water tanker or not, but i know that it was the two dry runs out after lunch that made the day for me!!

then again my car is set up for the dry with stupid spring rates etc so it just doesent play ball in the wet. in fairness it was cool to see the likes of standard ae 86,s licking most of the track when it was wet.

i think there could be something to be gained by letting a group of standard cars ( or whoever was game for wet, beginners etc) for the first session after the tanker goes out, and the rest to go out when the track dries, delaying wetting it for a spell until it was the lower power cars turn again, just a thought.

[Driftin]

THE WATER TANKER. Having read various comments on forums regarding the use of the water tanker at aghadowey I have an idea which I would like to put out for consultation and comments. Firstly a bit of background on why it is being used, and why it may be a necessary evil.

Portlaoise Drift- Cancelled due to noise
Balbriggan M1 Drift -Cancelled due to noise
Mondello Drift Practise- Still going strong (Using Tanker to wet track)

The Complexities of setting up a drift practise involves local council approval. It is not just a matter of turning up at the track and doing what you please. My proposal for wetting the track is as follows. (Oldskooler Kinda Touched on it).

First half hour session is wet, with a choice given to drivers if they want to drift our sit out. Hopefully after the wet session the track should be well on its way to drying out with a bit more grip for the next half hour dry session. First session after lunch will be dry session having allowed the track almost an hour of drying. (The wet session will see the whole track being wet not just the corners)

Open to comments and suggestions